FUSE is being developed under a contract from NASA. The Johns Hopkins University, home of Principal Investigator Warren Moos, has the lead role in overall management, system engineering, and science planning and support. The commercial and institutional FUSE development team consists of:

• In Canada:
  • Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) and
  • COM DEV, Ltd.: Fine Error Sensor development and support.

• In France:
  • Jobin Yvon: Holographic gratings.

  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP), and Laboratoire d'Astronomie Spatiale de Marseille (LAS): scientific collaboration and operations support.

• The JHU Applied Physics Laboratory: Management of spacecraft contract, systems engineering, instrument data system (IDS) and IDS flight software, instrument power-switching and distribution unit.

• Swales Aerospace, Inc. (SAI): Instrument structure, thermal system, contamination engineering, mirror assemblies, baffles, electrical harness, systems engineering.

• Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC): Spacecraft development and construction.

• Interface & Control Systems (ICS): Instrument flight software, control center software.

• Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc.: Mission operations, autonomous ground station support.

• Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), operating the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) : Science data processing and science planning software.

• The University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez: Ground station site and support through the Space Information Laboratory.

• Tinsley Laboratories: Flight mirror manufacturing.